Commander K-9 perhaps?
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| Photos from Phoenix lander show liquid water on Mars! |
| 2009-03-20 |
| Link to large photo! Salty, liquid water has been detected on a leg of the Mars Phoenix Lander and therefore could be present at other locations on the planet, according to analysis by a group of mission scientists led by a University of Michigan professor. This is the first time liquid water has been detected and photographed outside the Earth. "A large number of independent physical and thermodynamical evidence shows that saline water may actually be common on Mars," said Nilton Renno, a professor in the U-M Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences and a co-investigator on the Phoenix mission. "Liquid water is an essential ingredient for life. This discovery has important implications to many areas of planetary exploration, including the habitability of Mars." Renno will present these findings on March 23, 2009 at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston. |
| Posted by:3dc |
| #9 Too bad they didn't photo the Martian that left it... If you'll do the research, you'll find that life exists everywhere on Earth where it can, from deep ocean trenches to the higher leves of most mountains. I wouldn't be surprised to find "life" just about everywhere in our universe where it could develope. That includes Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and possibly even in the OORT cloud. It may not be life as we think of it, but it does what life does - absorbs energy in some form, grows, reproduces, and mutates. Some of it's going to be downright staggering when we finally acknowledge it. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-03-20 17:18 |
| #8 Good one, grom!! |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-03-20 17:04 |
| #7 Thoat piss? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-03-20 14:27 |
| #6 Tomorrow's lottery numbers printed in today's newspaper. Sheesh... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2009-03-20 14:22 |
| #5 There is no coolant on the Lander. The droplet images were enhanced with false color. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-03-20 14:06 |
| #4 I strongly suspect a coolant leak, "Water on the leg", would be fresh water if condensed from air, and noticed if "Stepped In"? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-03-20 13:07 |
| #3 Based on the photo, it's Gatorade. |
| Posted by: Nero Grinegum3006 2009-03-20 11:10 |
| #2 Cool. Maybe one day they will check the ice caps,,, |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2009-03-20 10:04 |
| #1 Salty, liquid water has been detected on a leg of the Mars Phoenix Lander Commander K-9 perhaps? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-03-20 10:02 |